The best horror films of 1976

16 horror films from 1976, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Omen Score 68.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 62 · Horror, Thriller
  2. Carrie Score 68.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 86 · Horror, Thriller
  3. King Kong Score 41.5 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 55% · Metascore 61
  4. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Score 41.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 53
  5. Who Can Kill a Child? Score 36.1 · IMDb 7.2
  6. God Told Me To Score 34.8 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 55
  7. Alice, Sweet Alice Score 31.6 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 67
  8. The House with Laughing Windows Score 28.3 · IMDb 7.0
  9. The Town That Dreaded Sundown Score 22.8 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 46% · Metascore 52
  10. To the Devil a Daughter Score 22.8 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 39